The Economist's Tale: A Consultant Encounters Hunger and the World Bank

Abstract

Foreword: Is the story true? The task ahead Meeting the minister The expats Meeting the officials The Casablanca Exchange rates The United Nations Doing business in Freetown Finding the facts The Casablanca The weekend In the markets Vanishing rice Military coups Planning my expedition Alarm at the World Bank Into the interior Visiting the projects The resthouse More projects The university Trekking on Finding the facts The Southern province Colonialism Home again Financing the system What happened to the money? Freetown Getting information How civil servants survive Trickle down How much food is there? The World Bank reform Cash flow problems The Agricultural Marketing Board Of coups and rumours of coups How much rice is imported? Who will import? How do I get action? The Casablanca Cabinet paper Getting it to the decision makers Handing it over On trek again Mother Theresa Waiting for action The marketing board A sundowner Revisiting the importers A second Cabinet Paper Dishonest expatriates Alerting the World Food Programme Breaking the rules The showdown And then what?

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